Wreck Of The Old 97 Chords by Lonnie Donegan

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_ _ _ He gave him his orders [F] down at Mundell, Virginia, [C] so he'd stay away [G] behind time.
_ [C] In May of 38, [F] oh 97, _ _ he [C] got [G] together in two [C] dives for a long time.
Well, it's a mighty rough road [F] from Lynchburg down to [C] David Longshire on a [G] three-mile grade.
He [C] was down that line, [F] he lost his air brakes, [G] you could see what a jump [C] he made.
Now Steve Brody said to [F] his black-breached fireman, [C] just come along a little [G] more, _ coach.
And [C] when we pass that [F] wide-open mountain, he'd want your [G] _ [C] 97 roll.
_ _ It's a mighty rough road [F] from Lynchburg down to David Longshire [C] _ on a three [G]-mile grade.
_ [C] He was down that [F] line, he lost his air [C] brakes, you could see [G] what a jump [C] he made.
He was coming down the line, [F] making 90 miles [C] an hour, and [G] broke into a scream.
_ [C] He found him in the wreck, [F] put his hands on the throttle, he's [C] been thrown at, [G] he's passed by [C] the sea.
It's a mighty rough [F] road from Lynchburg down to [C] David Longshire on a three [G]-mile _ grade.
He was [C] down _ _
[F] that brake, [C] you could [G] see what a [Cm] jump he made.
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_ _ _ _ Oh, [Ab] _ _
_ [B] ladies [C] from this town, [G] _ _
_ won't you [C] ever add [G] your words [F] to your true loving [A] husband?
He [G] may leave you in, yeah, [C] a mighty [Cm] rough road from Lynchburg down to David [G] Longshire. _ _ _
_ He was [C] down _ _ _ [F] _
_ that brake, [G] you could see what a jump [C]
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